Improvement in coen-huskee and stalk-gutter



E. BRIGGS,Sr.

, I v Corn Husker and Stalk Cutter.

No. 66,455. Patentedluly 9, 1867.

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IMPROVEMENT IN GORN-HUSKER AND STALK-GUTTER.

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TO WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ELISHA BRIGGS, S1'., of the town of Fayette, inthe county-of Fayette, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and improved Corn-Husker and Stalk-Cutter; and do declare that the following is an accurate description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon, and making part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a side view of the machine.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same, with tops off.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Figure 4 is an end view, showing cutting-head and cutters.

My invention is so constructed that, by passing the butt-ends of the corn-stalks into the machine upon the feeding-table F,-the stalks are caught between the corrugated crusher-s C C and the plain-surfaccd bearingrollers T T, and thoroughly crushed. The space between the rollers C C and T T is so small that no ears of corn can pass through. When the butts of the ears come into contact with the rollers G C and T T, the 'ears are instantly thrown out of the husks. The rollers then carry the stalks to the cutter E, where they are cut up, ready for feed. a r p l A is the main driving-shaft and pulley. B B are the gears for carrying the corrugated crusners C C. C G are the corrugated crushers.v D is the pulley and journal which drives the cutter. E E are the cutters or knives. F is the sheet-iron feedtable. H is the driving-pulley, attached to main driving-shaft A, to give motion to the pulley D by means of the belt V. I I I I are boxes which'cover the rollers and cutters. K is the frame upon which the whole is placed. L L are the legs to sustain the frame. 0 is a lever attached to the top of the cutting-box at R, working upon the fulcrum P to. prevent slipping, should rollers be too loose.- S showswhere the stalks are delivered after being crushed and cut up. T are the bearing-rollers, to hold the stalks against the corrugated crusher's C C. The same letters refer to the same parts in eachfigure.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 'The combination and arrangement of the main driving-shaft and pulley A, the gears B B, the corrugated crushers C C, the pulley and journal D, the cutters E E, the driving-pulley H, the feed-table F, the belt V, the boxes I I I I, the frame K, the legs L L, the lever O, and the bearing-rollers T '1, arranged substantially as described, for the purpose designed.

ELISHA BRIGGS, SR.

Witnesses;

E.- P. SrRA-eun, R. E'. BROWN, 

